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The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution 57 reviews
Alice Waters
Clarkson Potter, 2007
deceptively simple, the recipes are gems
I flipped through the pages of this cookbook 3 or 4 times at the bookstore before I was even interested in cooking from it. When you browse the book, it looks so boring--all these recipes that you've cooked already, though not Alice Waters' version. But once I tried a few recipes, I was hooked. These are simple little gems, many of them easy, but they are so well thought-out and perfectly ...
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Guess How Much I Love You288 reviews
Sam McBratney
Candlewick, 1996
This Book Makes Me Smile
I love this story. I find myself smiling and getting that warm, fuzzy feeling as the father rabbit and son exchange conversation about how much they love each other, each one topping the other's love.
This is one of the first books that I bought for my son because it tells of the boundless love that a parent has for their children. Truly, one of the sweetest children's books ever written.
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Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food 645 reviews
Jessica Seinfeld
Collins Living, 2007
OH MY GOD! EXCELLENT BOOK!
WOW...I have a picky eater (3years old)...this book actually had recipies with vegetables that he LOVES! I wish I had this about 2 years ago. The brownies with spinach and carrots are incredible! My kids have loved everything I've made so far! Thanks for an excellent book!
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Easy Spanish Phrase Book: Over 770 Basic Phrases for Everyday Use (Dover Easy Phrase) 110 reviews
Dover Publications, 1994
A Handy Little Book!
For the price, you get a lot of bang for your couple of bucks. Although this little book doesn't cover much material or grammar rules, you can use the ready-made phrases to make more phrases as you increase your Spanish vocabulary. This along with a Spanish/English dictionary helped me pass my introductory Spanish class when I had to write sentences in Spanish for homework. Some other reviewers ...
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar board book313 reviews
Eric Carle
Philomel, 1994
Classic
This is a great board book, not too annoying to read over and over again. My 5-month-old son really responds to the beautiful illustrations.
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The South Beach Diet Quick and Easy Cookbook: 200 Delicious Recipes Ready in 30 Minutes or Less (The South ...140 reviews
Arthur Agatston
Rodale Books, 2005
If you're doing South Beach - buy this!
This cookbook has so many great recipes and they are so quick and easy. Makes losing weight a breeze and very satisfying. You will be eating something different every day for months and loving it all.
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All New Square Foot Gardening109 reviews
Mel Bartholomew
Cool Springs Press, 2006
My own Squarefoot of Happiness
I bought this book searching for a new way to garden, The soil where I live is poor mostly clay and huge rocks! It was wearing me out. I gave up 5 years ago and just grew container tomatoes and flowers. I found wood, four 6 foot planks for 20 bucks at lumber store. (on clearance). I bought some angles and put them together. I followed the directions most of the time but I found culivated soil ...
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Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking149 reviews
Jeff Hertzberg, Zoe Francois
Thomas Dunne Books, 2007
Shortcuts and Still Sensational!
Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking
I knew I would love this book the moment I saw the title! (This is not misleading: the five minutes' time refers to actual loaf prep after the dough has been mixed and refrigerated.) A first reading has not proved me wrong. In fact, this is a book to pore over again and again.
Chock full of kitchen-tested ...
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ChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine: A Food Lover's Road Map to Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, and ...27 reviews
John La Puma, Rebecca Powell Marx
Crown, 2008
ChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine
ChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine is a fabulous book. I have read it and re-read many sections of it. I began his regime for osteoarthritis and have had huge success. I am off painkillers and walking much, much better. I feel like I have experienced a miracle.
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Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons425 reviews
Siegfried Engelmann, Phyllis Haddox, ...
Fireside, 1986
Perfect for my stubborn 4yr old son
I bought this book for my stubborn 4yr old son after spending 6 months working on the alphabet which he was basically too stubborn to learn. I bought this book, read the extensive first few pages about how to use it and then started immediately. It starts a little slow the first 15 lessons, but my son, though resistent at first, quickly caught on. The day he read his first word I was so proud ...
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The Night Before First Grade (Reading Railroad Books)5 reviews
Natasha Wing
Grosset & Dunlap, 2005
A great introduction to the first grade world!
It's hard to write a book about first grade jitters. Many of the books out there make the first day seem just perfect, when it often isn't. What I like about The Night Before First Grade is the way in which the author recognizes the potentially frightening aspects of the first day of school and resolves them in a realistic manner.
For example, when the protagonist arrives at school, she learns ...
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APA: The Easy Way!87 reviews
Peggy M. Houghton, Timothy J. Houghton
Baker College, 2007
A handy small book on APA
This is a small book but contains all information about APA formatting. Handy when enrolled in a college program.
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The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High Rollers, and the Great Credit Crash47 reviews
Charles R. Morris
PublicAffairs, 2008
Excellent analysis of the current situation
This is the best book on global finance I have ever read. At first, the title of the book turned me off as it seemed like a marketing driven exaggeration. But, the author defines this potential $1 trillion meltdown in well supported details. On page 130, a table outlines where this estimated trillion dollar loss comes from. About $450 billion will come from the Subprime crisis that has ...
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Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 13)349 reviews
Janet Evanovich
St. Martin's Press, 2007
Stephanie Plum Strikes Again
Once again, Evanovich had me laughing out loud. I love her characters. I "know" those people.
Strongly recommend this and the next one!
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The Easy Way to Stop Smoking: Join the Millions Who Have Become Non-Smokers Using Allen Carr's Easyway Method 435 reviews
Allen Carr
Sterling, 2005
Put Me Down as a Non-Smoker
I read this book in about three or four days, smoking all the while. On the last few pages I KNEW I was done and finished off my the rest of the pack. I haven't smoked since. I didn't feel nicotine withdrawal pains and didn't overeat and didn't bully my family. In fact, they never knew I quit (I was a secret smoker.)
The book seems a bit repetitive but bear with it. It's the easiest, ...
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Fancy Nancy at the Museum (I Can Read Book 1)11 reviews
Jane O'connor
HarperTrophy, 2008
Fancy Nancy Book is Terrific
Thanks so much. The book is in great condition, it arrived the day before I had to drive out of state to take it to my granddaughter and she just loves it.
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The Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper: Recipes, Stories, and Opinions from Public Radio's Award-Winning Food ...21 reviews
Lynne Rossetto Kasper, Sally Swift
Clarkson Potter, 2008
Delicious and practical
As a huge fan of the Public Radio show I was delighted when this book came out. Rossetto-Kasper is a practical enough cook to know that supper is often a hurried affair, often involving a bag of Fritos. The recipes are easy to prepare and easy to upgrade. My most-used recipe is the cheater's version of homemade broth, which starts with canned chicken or vegetable broth to which you add white ...
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Raw Food Made Easy For 1 or 2 People108 reviews
Jennifer Cornbleet
Book Publishing Company (TN), 2005
Delicious recipes, good layout, clear and easy to follow
I've been preparing raw food for a couple months now. Juliano's RAW uncookbook was my first book (I wouldn't recommend it for starting out, I didn't get really into raw food until the two books I bought after). I got this book and ani's raw food kitchen at the same time. They're both great books with delicious recipes. I use them a lot, and like them for different reasons. This book is more ...
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Top 100 Baby Purees: 100 Quick and Easy Meals for a Healthy and Happy Baby69 reviews
Annabel Karmel
Atria, 2006
Great Book on Infant Nutrition
Okay, it's important to bear in mind that Annabel Karmel is British - she lives and works in Britain, where child feeding guidelines are obviously different. This information is clearly stated in the book. I don't think she has disdain for AAP (American Academy of Pediatric) guidelines ... not everything revolves around America, folks! So keep that in mind as you consider which recipes to make ...
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The Biggest Loser Cookbook: More Than 125 Healthy, Delicious Recipes Adapted from NBC's Hit Show113 reviews
Devin Alexander, Karen Kaplan, ...
Rodale Books, 2006
Biggest Loser Cookbook has great recipes, my husband eats them.
This cookbook is great and provided me with great stuff for my husband and I to eat. Trying to get Coach D to eat healthy is kinda hard. So if I fill him up on these great dishes, maybe I can keep him healthy. Most of the recipes are easy and quick to fix.
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